Tuapse oil terminal

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Tuapse Oil Terminal
Interactive map of Tuapse Oil Terminal
Location
CountryRussia
LocationKrasnodar Krai
Coordinates44°05′23″N 39°04′54″E / 44.08972°N 39.08167°E / 44.08972; 39.08167
Details
Opened2005
Operated byRosneft
Owned byRosneft
Type of harbourOil Terminal
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage71 Mbbl (~9.7×10^6 t)

Tuapse Oil Terminal is an oil import-export terminal located 8 km (5.0 mi) offshore from the port of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is one of the biggest oil terminals on the Black Sea and serves as a hub for crude oil deliveries to places beyond. The terminal, which commenced operations in 2005,[1] belongs to the Russian oil giant Rosneft.

The overall capacity of the import-export terminal is approximately 71 million barrels per annum (~9.7×10^6 t/a) of oil but capacity will be increased to 121 million barrels per annum (~1.65×10^7 t/a) by 2015.[1] Tanker loading capacity is suitable for Aframax tankers up to 110,000 DWT. The terminal serves the nearby Tuapse Refinery, also owned by Rosneft.[2]

The construction of the terminal started in 2003 and was completed by 2005 at a cost of US$120 million.[3]

2013 saw commissioning of a deep-water terminal capable of receiving 250 m-long-vessels with a 15 m draft and able to process 7 million tons of oil products annually.[4]

The Tuapse oil terminal fire was detected by NASA's FIRMS on November 1, 2025 at 22:59 (UTC)

As part of the Russo-Ukrainian War the Tuapse oil terminal was attacked by drones on 2 November 2025. The oil-loading infrastructure and an oil tanker caught fire and the tanker's crew was evacuated.[5][6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tuapse Marine Terminal". rosneft.com. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Davydovich, Anna; Karamova, Aida; Fesenko, Olesya; Anisimova, Nina (2020). "Transport and logistics infrastructure of the Krasnodar Krai: Problems and solutions". E3S Web of Conferences. 164: 07007. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016407007. S2CID 218950016.
  3. ↑ "President Vladimir Putin sees the Tuapse oil terminal in operation". rustocks.com. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Zoria, Yuri (2025-11-02). "Flames light up Tuapse Bay as Ukrainian drones target Russia's Black Sea oil terminal again". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  5. ↑ KATERYNA SEROHINA (2025-11-02). "Russia hit by drone attacks: Tuapse oil terminal struck, Zheleznogorsk left in dark". RBC News Ukraine. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Drones Hit Port In Russia's Tuapse: Oil Terminal On Fire". Charter 97. 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2025-11-02.